PHILADELPHIA — There was little to haggle about. There was a pitcher anxious to begin his professional career and a talent-starved Phillies’ minor-league system in need of a shot of a polished pitcher close to ready.

So Aaron Nola and the Phillies took the slot number for the seventh overall pick, agreed to the $3.3 million price tag and less than five days after the amateur draft commenced the right-hander from Louisiana State was receiving his No. 10 jersey and preparing to report to Clearwater, Fla.

Nola went 11-1 with a 1.47 ERA for LSU this season, his junior year. But it is his sound mechanics, control and pitch repertoire that led to many prognosticators declaring him the most big-league ready player in the draft.

General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. concurred with that assessment during a press conference to introduce the 21-year-old to Philadelphia.

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“We believe he’s a guy with a chance to pitch pretty quickly in Philadelphia,” said Amaro, who added that Nola probably would start at Class A Clearwater, but could take an express train to Double-A Reading this summer. “That’ll be based on his performance and how he grows.

“I had a chance to see him. … I was impressed with the way he prepared for his start.”

Nola had been drafted by the Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 2011 draft, but opted not to sign and join his older brother Austin (a senior at the time) at LSU. Austin was a fifth-round pick by the Marlins in 2012 and is batting .250 as a shortstop at Double-A Jacksonville this season.

“Coming out of high school, I don’t think I was ready for the pro level,” Nola said. “To watch my brother go through three years at LSU, he loved that program. It made me want to go there more.”

Unless one of the brothers is traded, they won’t have a chance to battle one another in the minors — Jacksonville is in the Southern League, while the Phillies’ Double-A Reading squad is in the Eastern League, and the Triple-A squads also are in different leagues.

However, if both make it to the majors with their present clubs, there will be plenty of National League East games in which to lock horns.

“Aaron brings a lot to the table, a lot of the things we look for in a professional pitcher,” Amaro said. “He throws strikes, he’s aggressive, he can pitch with his fastball … and he’s been a winner.”

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NOTES: Reliever Mike Adams, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder discomfort over the weekend, had an MRI and was scheduled to receive an injection in his shoulder. While no serious or new damage was seen in his surgery-familiar shoulder, the veteran right-hander will be down for at least 10 days and in a best-case scenario would make a July return. … Third baseman Cody Asche (15-day DL, hamstring) is taking part in simulated-game activities in Clearwater and could begin a rehabilitation assignment Friday. … Cliff Lee (15-day DL, elbow) still hasn’t started a throwing program, three weeks after landing on the disabled list. If the veteran left-hander isn’t cleared by the weekend it almost guarantees that he won’t pitch in the majors before the All-Star break.